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Fact-checking EFF party leader Julius Malema's manifesto launch speech: 'Nothing has changed since 1994'
By: Africa Check 13th March 2024 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the second largest opposition party in South Africa, launched its election manifesto on 10 February 2024. We... →
Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
11th March 2024 Nine years ago South Africa put in place an innovative information management system designed to monitor and protect its seas. The country is... →
East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season – new study
11th March 2024 East Africa has recently had an unprecedented series of failed rains. But some rainy seasons are bringing the opposite: huge amounts of rainfall.... →
Minister Barbara Creecy launches 3rd National Status of Biological Invasions and their management in South Africa
8th March 2024 Biological invasions are a major threat to South Africa’s water security, threaten sustainable agriculture, exacerbate wildfires, and have ongoing... →
Women battle when trying to take climate change cases to court – South Africa and Nigeria study shows why
8th March 2024 Across domestic courts in Africa, climate cases have been decided in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, with some cases pending in Uganda. However,... →
‘Our land and jobs now. Stop load shedding!’: Fact-checking four big claims in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ 2024 election manifesto
By: Africa Check 8th March 2024 South Africa’s second largest opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), launched its election manifesto on 10 February 2024, titled... →
ActionSA Concludes IEC Submissions to Offer Alternative for All South Africans
6th March 2024 ActionSA has concluded all of its filings with the IEC that will ensure that the Party is on every ballot paper for all South Africans across the... →
Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong
4th March 2024 In 2021, the director of the African Research University Alliance Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of Pretoria was appointed... →
